ARUP Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hello! I'm from Kentucky! Just thought I'd come and have a look around. I've made a few of these and have given most away. I still have my Thomas W. Lawson bottled in 1987 and my Albatros bottled in 1986. I would sure like to know the whereabouts of my Elissa bottled in a 'Pinch Scotch' vessel around 1985. I donated it to the Galveston Elissa Historical Museum to be displayed there but it was evidently taken off the museum barque Elissa by an ex-employee(?) I would sure like for it to be found and returned to the museum since it was the first they received. It had 120 control strings on the board and the figurehead has a teeny-tiny bit of gold foil to represent the Yellow Rose of Texas! JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Alvey Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi, Seaman, noticed you are from Kentucky. I also live in Kentucky - Owensboro, in fact. What part of the State are you from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARUP Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi Greg, I live in the Taylorsville-Mt.Washington area. Thanks for reaching out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Welcome to the group! Jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARUP Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks for the welcome, Jesse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi ARUP. Welcome aboard! Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARUP Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Aye, aye... sir! Thanks! I had noticed that little cutter-in-bottle with the nifty wooden stand while looking around here. I love the simplicity of that rig!!! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks ARUP. I saw the bottle at an antiques store and knew that a ship belonged inside. Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Hi ARUP! Nice to see you here. Looking forward to future ships from you :-) Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARUP Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 S! and Thanks for the welcome, Raindog! I was looking at my Roy Underhill book 'Sailing Sip Rigs and Rigging' vs my antique bottle collection wondering what to build next. It's been a long time. I put the four mast barquentine 'Mozart' in a Lea and Perrins small Worcestershire sauce bottle a long time ago when the bottles were clear. I'd like to build another but bigger to get more details. The 'Mozart' fits a cylindrical bottle very well due to its masts being all the same height. My SIBs have been a little 'cartoonish' but it's all fun! Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelsInBottles Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Nice to see you buddy. That's a sad story about that ship! 120 control threads seems like an impressive amount! I don't suppose you have a picture do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARUP Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hello, ModelsInBottles! I had made stereo photos of the Elissa in a bottle but cannot find them. They were taken with my SLR 35mm Minolta. When you put the two photos side by side and cross your eyes just right it looks like a 3D or real thing before your eyes! I used Bill Lucas' techniques from his great book as mentioned in the beginner's thread on here. It was a split hull design, too! I was almost finished with it when I broke the jib boom/ dolphin striker. It was a major feat repairing that because there were 10 or so control strings to that alone! It has my name in the bottom and all the main sails are unfurled. I think it might be a little cartoonish but it was a pretty thing in the bottle. I built it in a span of about three months while interning at Pine Ridge Indian Hospital, SD. I checked your website and it looks like you have the craft in hand! ModelsInBottles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelsInBottles Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Wow stereo images sounds like an awesome idea! Glad you checked out the site, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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